CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Sarah Keohane Williamson
Partner & Director of Alternative Investments, Wellington Management Company
As director of Wellington Management Alternative Investments, Sarah is responsible for guiding the evolution and growth of the firm's investment offerings in the alternatives arena and ensuring that the firm has strong relationships with its alternatives clients around the world. She works with global teams to understand these clients' objectives and create investment solutions to meet those objectives.
Sarah serves as chair of the Wellington Trust Company, NA and the Trust Investment Committee. She has served on numerous firm boards and committees and is a member of the board of Wellington Management Advisers, Inc. and the firm's Capital Commitments Committee. Sarah has been very involved with the firm's global diversity and inclusion efforts as the founding chair of the Diversity Committee, a senior advocate for the Wellington Women's Network, and sponsor of the Parents Network. In addition, she has served on boards and investment committees for several educational and charitable organizations for over 15 years.
Sarah joined Wellington Management in 1995 in Boston and opened the San Francisco office in 1997. After almost seven years in San Francisco, she returned to Boston in 2003. Prior to joining the firm, she spent over five years with McKinsey & Company Inc. (1989 - 1994). She was also employed by the US Department of State (1986 - 1987) and worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. (1984 - 1986).
She earned her MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School (1989) and her BA in economics, with honors, from Williams College (1984). Additionally, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations.
